Milk receptacle



Apr. 10, 1923-.

N. E. GEE

MILK RECEPTACLE 116d Aug. 11, 1922 Patented Apr. 10,1923

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ATQ T OFF IE- NORMAN E. GEE, or ALTOONA,-PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR or-ONE-HALF roJosErE w. PARKS, or ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA. 1 I v MILK:anonrrecnn.

Application filed August 11, 1922. Serial No. 581,182

T all whom it may concern v Be it known that NORMAN E. GEE, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and Stateof 5 Pennsylvania, has invented certain new and useful Improvements inMilk Receptacles,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to milk receptacles and has for its primaryobject an improved means whereby the receptacle cap can easily beremoved without the use of the usual pointed metal cap remover or otherinstrument of a similar nature.

Another object of this invention is to provide means at the top of thebottle whereby the cap when pressed into the bottle will have its edgeturned upward such that it is easily removed without the use of anyinstrument whatsoever.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a milk receptaclethat will not have any obstruction on the internal periphery of the neckor at the top that will in'any way interfere with the cleansing of thereceptacle, or in any Way obstruct the application of the usual papercap which is generally used on such receptacles.

With these and many other objects in view which will be more readilyapparent as the nature of the invention is better understood the sameconsists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement as willbe seen more readily by reference to the drawings.

It will be quite readily understood by those skilled in the art'to whichthis invention belongs that the same is susceptible of some structuralchange and modification without departing from the spirit or scope 40 ofthe invention but a preferred and practical embodiment ofthe inventionis shown in the accompanying drawings in which-' Figure 1 is a sectionalelevation view of the milk receptacle having my invention appliedthereto.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the receptacle shown in Figure 1 of thedrawings.

Figure 3 is a view of the topv of the receptacle showing the manner inwhich the receptacle cover is removed.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the severalfigures ofv the drawings.

In carrying out this invention no material change is contemplated in theusual construction of the milk receptacle and no change'whatever in theusual construction and form of the receptacle coverand to this end Iprovide a milk receptacle designated in its entirety by the numeral 10having ap plied thereto a paper cap llwhichis usually pierced by apointed instrument in order to disengage it from the top of the bottleafter it has been attached thereto'by a bottle filling andcappingmachine which is in gen-' eral use at all milk bottling-plants.

In order to obviate the necessity of using any pointed instrumentwhereby the receptacle cover is pierced in order to remove the. cover, 1construct the top of the-receptacleas clearly shown in Figures 1 and. 2'of the drawing On the interior ofthe neck adjacent the:

top 12 where the receptacle cover is adapted to fit, there is providedasan integral part" of the receptacle a stopper seat S including aplurality of ledges designated by the nu merals 13 and 14.- The ledge1'3"is"pr.eferably made crescent shape as illustrated in, Figure 2' ofthedrawings the said crescent like formation terminating at 13*. Theledge 14; is made in the form of a projection, with an edge 15 overwhich the cover 11 is adapted to be bent whencthe same is removed asclearly illustrated inFigure 3 of the drawings.

The ledges 13 and 14, it will be noticed do not protrude sufiicient intothe opening at the top of the bottle to interfere in any way withcleansing the same, either by the revolving brush method or by the sprayand nozzle method.

The cap 11 is placed in position on the top of the bottle by the usualbottle capping machine and is adapted to be removed by placing the forefinger on the cap immedi ately above the ledge 14:, a down-ward pressureon the cap has the efiect of causing the edge 17 of the cap to creeptoward the center of the bottle while the edge 18 is turned upward asillustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings, such that ,it is easily removedby the thumb and fore finger, thus obviating in a very practical way theuse of any instrument for removing the caps from milk bottles used asmilk receptacles.

In order that some indication may be given whereby it is known where thecap may be pressed downward by the forefinger a groove 19 is shown blownin the top surface of the neck of the bottle.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the novel and distinctivefeature of the invention is the provision of a novel seat S for theusual paper cap or stopper, the said seat consisting of a circularrecess at the mouth of the bottle and an annular shoulder formin thebottom of the recess, the edge 13 of t ie shoulder forming the ledge 13being eccentric to the axis of the circular rccess, thereby providingfulcruming or bend ing points 13 at substantially diametrically oppositepoints of the bottle mouth. When finger pressure is applied to theflexible paper cap at a point between the fulcruming points 13 theresult will be that the cap will be bowed or somewhat foldeddiametrically, and due to the fact that the ledge 14 is positioned wellwithin the seat the cap will be forced upwardly over the ledge 15 to asufficient degree to permit of linger engagement. e

Without further description it is thought that the features andadvantages of the present invention will be readily apparent to thoseskilled in the art, and it will of course be understood that changes inthe form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resortedto without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of theappended claims.

I claim 1. In combination, a milk bottle, a receptacle cover or capadapted to be fitted to the top of the receptacle and a ledge upon whichthe receptacle cap is adapted to rest, said ledge being crescent shapedon one side, and

an oblong projection at the other side whereby the edge of the capadjacent the ob long ledge is turned upward by pressure placed on capbetween the said ledge and the centre of the receptacle.

2. A receptacle of the class described including a cap seat, said seatconsisting of a circular recess, the bottom of which is in the form of aledge, a portion of which is concentric with the edge of the recesswhile another portion is eccentric to the axis of the circular recess,and an offset projection formed from the edge opposite the eccentricedge thereof.

3. A receptacle having a mouth formed with a depressed circular recesshaving an eccentric ledge, a cap seat, a flexible cap adapted to rest insaid recess on the seat and means in the seat whereby downward fingerpressure on the flexible cap will cause the same to bend one edge upwardfor finger engagement while the opposite edge moves toward thedepression over the eccentric ledge.

4. A receptacle having a mouth formed with a depressed cap seat, aflexible paper cap adapted to rest in the seat, means in the seatwhereby downward pressure near the edge of the flexible cap will causesame to bend and flex the edge upward for finger engagement, means forpermitting the opposite edge of the cap to move toward the depressionwithout entering the receptacle and means on the receptacle mouth forindicating the point of application of downward finger pressure on thecap.

In testimony whereof he aflixes his signature.

NORMAN E. GEE.

